Sec Form 4 Filing - DE WAAL RONALD @ POST PROPERTIES INC - 2016-11-30

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DE WAAL RONALD 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol POST PROPERTIES INC [ PPS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY, SUITE 800 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/30/2016 (Street) ATLANTA, GA30327-3057 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/30/2016 D( 1 ) 43,233 D 0 D Common Stock 11/30/2016 D( 1 ) 112,700 D 0 I By corporation

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Phantom Units ( 2 ) 11/30/2016 D( 2 ) 20,826 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Stock 20,826 ( 2 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DE WAAL RONALD 4401 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY SUITE 800 ATLANTA, GA30327-3057 X Signatures /s/ Sherry W. Cohen, Power of Attorney 11/30/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )As of November 30, 2016, Issuer was acquired by Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. ("MAA") pursuant to a merger agreement dated August 15, 2016 (Merger Agreement"), as described in the Issuer/MAA Joint Proxy Statement dated September 30, 2016 and filed by MAA with the SEC on that date (the "Merger"). Each outstanding share of Issuer Common Stock was converted into .71 shares of MAA Common Stock ("Exchange Ratio") with cash paid for fractional shares. All dispositions by Reporting Person in the Merger were approved in advance by Issuer's Board of Directors. ( 2 )Phantom stock units were held in the Post Properties, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan. Value of the units was settled in cash in accordance with the Merger Agreement.

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